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UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE.

PARKER JAMES, or VANDALIA, MICHIGAN.

CLASP. v

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 518,956, dated May 1, 1 894. Application filed June 7, 1893. Serial No- 476,858- (No model.)

To all whom) it may concern:

Be it known that I, PARKER JAMES, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Vandalia, in the county of Cass and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clasps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in a clasp or fastening device to be secured to a band, belt, or rope, for the purpose of securlng bundles, packages, or articles in a compact form, and which may also be used as a bag tie. I The object of my invention is to provide a clasp or securing device, simple in constructron, which may be cheaply manufactured, and which may be readily and quickly operated for a variety of purposes.

For a full and complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which corresponding letters indicate like parts in the several Figure 1, is a perspective view of my dev1ce attached to a band or belt, the same bemg shown in extended form. Fig. 2, is a perspective view showing the fastening device in an operative position forholding a bundle or package of suitable size. Figs. 3, and 4, are sectional views, showing the engagement and manner of disengagement respectively of a hook and fastening piece. Fig. 0, represents a modified form of a fastening piece.

In the drawings: A represents a rectangu lar fastening piece of thin metal, preferably flexible, having a series of three or more rectangular apertures, a, a, a therein, as shown. The corners'of one end are cut off, see a a and apertures (1 are provided in this end in order that the inner end of a' band or belt B of flexible material maybe riveted "to this end of thereto. I

A is a modified form of a fastening piece, consisting of a link chain A Band or belt B of suitable length is of such width as to permit its outer end to be'readily'inserted in one of the apertures, a, a, 09,111 piece A, and the band or belt to be drawn in or out of the aperture for purposes hereinafter described; Near the outer end of band B is a metal hook C of thin material and of the I piece A or. otherwise suitably secured.

same width as the band. This hook is riveted or securely attached to the band, the middle bent portion a, of the hook projecting inwardly when the band is in an operative pothe inner side of the band contacting with.

the same. The outer end of band B is inserted through one of the apertures in the fastening piece A, depending upon the size of the article to be secured, and the band drawn through the aperture, pressing band D backwardly against the inwardly bent surface of the hook until the hook engages the side of the aperture nearest the outer end of the fastcning piece, see Fig. 2.

To unfasten the article so secured, all that is necessary'is to pull the free end of band D which lifts the hook C out of engagement with the side of the aperture with which it is engaged, and permits band B to be readily loosened and removed, see Fig. t,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 1. The combination with a'hook, of a series of metallic eyes attached to the, hook by a flexible connection, one extremity of said connection being secured tothe inner face ofthe hook and terminating in projecting branches which are adapted respectively for drawing said eyes into and out of engagement with the hook, as specified. I

2. The combination with a hook, of a series of pivotally connected links attached to the hook by aninterposed flexible connection, and projecting branches of said connection secured to the-inner face of the hook, as specified.

In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in presence of two witnesses. w

" PARKER JAMES.

Witnesses:

J OEL' GoWeILL,

ROBERT C; SLOAN. 

